1970β71 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 7th East |
1970β71 record | 22β45β11 |
Goals for | 209 |
Goals against | 308 |
Team information | |
General manager |
Sid Abel (OctβJan) Ned Harkness (JanβApr) |
Coach | Ned Harkness Doug Barkley |
Captain | Alex Delvecchio |
Alternate captains |
Gary Bergman Red Berenson |
Arena | Olympia Stadium |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Fort Worth Wings ( CHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tom Webster (30) |
Assists | Tom Webster (37) |
Points | Tom Webster (67) |
Penalty minutes | Gary Bergman (149) |
Wins | Roy Edwards (11) |
Goals against average | Roy Edwards (3.39) |
The 1970β71 Detroit Red Wings season was Gordie Howe's final season with the Red Wings. Ned Harkness was hired as coach in 1970 and was promoted to general manager midway through the season. His background was a successful college hockey coach. He tried to force his two-way style of play on a veteran Red Wings team resistant to change. Harkness also demanded short hair, no smoking, and put other rules in place regarding drinking and phone calls. [1] The Red Wings finished in with a 22β45β11 record for 55 points for last place in the East Division, making things even worse was that they finished behind the two expansion clubs that season, the Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks.
The Fort Worth Wings of the Central Hockey League, coached by former Red Wings' defenceman Doug Barkley, continued to be operated as Detroit's top farm team during the 1969β70 season. [2]
Red Wings general manager Sid Abel wanted to get rid of coach Ned Harkness and was overruled by team owner Bruce Norris. Once Harkness took over as general manager, he got rid of players he deemed a threat to him.[ citation needed] On January 10, 1971, Doug Barkley was promoted to become head coach of the Red wings, [3] and on January 13, 1971, Frank Mahovlich was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Mickey Redmond, Guy Charron and Bill Collins. Mahovlich was reunited with his brother Pete, who had become a star player himself with the Canadiens. One of the few highlights of the season was the emergence of young rookie goaltender Jim Rutherford.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 399 | 207 | +192 | 121 |
2 | New York Rangers | 78 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 259 | 177 | +82 | 109 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 291 | 216 | +75 | 97 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 37 | 33 | 8 | 248 | 211 | +37 | 82 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 217 | 291 | β74 | 63 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 229 | 296 | β67 | 56 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 209 | 308 | β99 | 55 |
Vs. East Division
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Vs. West Division
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 10, 1970 | 5β3 | California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 1β0β0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1970 | 3β7 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 1β1β0 |
3 | L | October 13, 1970 | 3β4 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1970β71) | 1β2β0 |
4 | L | October 15, 1970 | 1β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 1β3β0 |
5 | W | October 17, 1970 | 3β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 2β3β0 |
6 | L | October 18, 1970 | 1β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 2β4β0 |
7 | L | October 23, 1970 | 3β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 2β5β0 |
8 | T | October 25, 1970 | 3β3 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1970β71) | 2β5β1 |
9 | L | October 28, 1970 | 1β4 | @ New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 2β6β1 |
10 | W | October 29, 1970 | 5β3 | Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 3β6β1 |
11 | L | November 1, 1970 | 4β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 3β7β1 |
12 | L | November 4, 1970 | 2β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 3β8β1 |
13 | W | November 5, 1970 | 3β1 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 4β8β1 |
14 | T | November 8, 1970 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 4β8β2 |
15 | L | November 12, 1970 | 1β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 4β9β2 |
16 | T | November 15, 1970 | 4β4 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 4β9β3 |
17 | W | November 17, 1970 | 5β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 5β9β3 |
18 | L | November 21, 1970 | 1β6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 5β10β3 |
19 | W | November 22, 1970 | 4β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 6β10β3 |
20 | W | November 26, 1970 | 4β2 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 7β10β3 |
21 | L | November 28, 1970 | 4β9 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 7β11β3 |
22 | W | November 29, 1970 | 5β3 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1970β71) | 8β11β3 |
23 | T | December 3, 1970 | 4β4 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 8β11β4 |
24 | L | December 5, 1970 | 0β3 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 8β12β4 |
25 | L | December 6, 1970 | 2β4 | St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 8β13β4 |
26 | W | December 10, 1970 | 3β1 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 9β13β4 |
27 | W | December 12, 1970 | 5β3 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 10β13β4 |
28 | L | December 13, 1970 | 2β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 10β14β4 |
29 | L | December 16, 1970 | 2β4 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 10β15β4 |
30 | L | December 19, 1970 | 1β9 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 10β16β4 |
31 | L | December 20, 1970 | 3β7 | California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 10β17β4 |
32 | L | December 23, 1970 | 1β2 | Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 10β18β4 |
33 | W | December 26, 1970 | 7β4 | New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 11β18β4 |
34 | L | December 27, 1970 | 2β5 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 11β19β4 |
35 | L | December 31, 1970 | 3β8 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 11β20β4 |
36 | L | January 2, 1971 | 0β13 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 11β21β4 |
37 | W | January 3, 1971 | 3β2 | California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 12β21β4 |
38 | L | January 7, 1971 | 4β7 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 12β22β4 |
39 | W | January 9, 1971 | 3β2 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 13β22β4 |
40 | L | January 10, 1971 | 2β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 13β23β4 |
41 | T | January 14, 1971 | 2β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 13β23β5 |
42 | L | January 16, 1971 | 2β4 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 13β24β5 |
43 | L | January 17, 1971 | 0β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 13β25β5 |
44 | L | January 21, 1971 | 0β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 13β26β5 |
45 | L | January 23, 1971 | 2β6 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1970β71) | 13β27β5 |
46 | W | January 24, 1971 | 7β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 14β27β5 |
47 | T | January 28, 1971 | 1β1 | St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 14β27β6 |
48 | T | January 30, 1971 | 3β3 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 14β27β7 |
49 | L | January 31, 1971 | 1β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 14β28β7 |
50 | T | February 3, 1971 | 4β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 14β28β8 |
51 | L | February 4, 1971 | 0β1 | New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 14β29β8 |
52 | W | February 7, 1971 | 5β2 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 15β29β8 |
53 | L | February 10, 1971 | 2β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 15β30β8 |
54 | L | February 12, 1971 | 3β5 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 15β31β8 |
55 | W | February 14, 1971 | 4β0 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 16β31β8 |
56 | W | February 18, 1971 | 5β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 17β31β8 |
57 | W | February 20, 1971 | 6β5 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 18β31β8 |
58 | L | February 21, 1971 | 1β4 | @ New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 18β32β8 |
59 | L | February 25, 1971 | 1β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 18β33β8 |
60 | L | February 27, 1971 | 2β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 18β34β8 |
61 | W | February 28, 1971 | 4β2 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 19β34β8 |
62 | T | March 4, 1971 | 2β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 19β34β9 |
63 | T | March 6, 1971 | 2β2 | New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 19β34β10 |
64 | L | March 7, 1971 | 1β4 | Montreal Canadiens ( 1970β71) | 19β35β10 |
65 | L | March 11, 1971 | 3β7 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 19β36β10 |
66 | L | March 13, 1971 | 2β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 19β37β10 |
67 | W | March 14, 1971 | 8β5 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 20β37β10 |
68 | L | March 16, 1971 | 4β11 | Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 20β38β10 |
69 | L | March 18, 1971 | 3β7 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 20β39β10 |
70 | L | March 20, 1971 | 1β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 20β40β10 |
71 | L | March 21, 1971 | 0β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 20β41β10 |
72 | L | March 24, 1971 | 2β8 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 20β42β10 |
73 | W | March 25, 1971 | 4β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 21β42β10 |
74 | L | March 27, 1971 | 2β9 | @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1970β71) | 21β43β10 |
75 | W | March 28, 1971 | 2β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 22β43β10 |
76 | T | March 31, 1971 | 2β2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 22β43β11 |
77 | L | April 3, 1971 | 1β4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 22β44β11 |
78 | L | April 4, 1971 | 0β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 22β45β11 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Tom Webster | 78 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 40 |
Alex Delvecchio | 77 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 6 |
Gordie Howe | 63 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 38 |
Frank Mahovlich | 35 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 30 |
Nick Libett | 78 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 25 |
Garry Unger | 51 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 63 |
Bruce MacGregor | 47 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 |
Wayne Connelly | 51 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 12 |
Bill Collins | 36 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 |
Red Berenson | 24 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 |
Rene LeClerc | 44 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 43 |
Mickey Redmond | 21 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
Tim Ecclestone | 27 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 |
Don Luce | 58 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
Guy Charron | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gary Bergman | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 149 |
Mike Robitaille | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
Dale Rolfe | 44 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 48 |
Ron Harris | 42 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 65 |
Gerry Hart | 64 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 148 |
Arnie Brown |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average
Player | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GA | GAA |
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Roy Edwards | 37 | 2104 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 119 | 3.39 |
Gerry Gray | 7 | 380 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4.74 |
Don McLeod | 14 | 698 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5.16 |
Jim Rutherford | 29 | 1948 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 3.77 |
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Detroit's draft picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 12 | Serge Lajeunesse | Canada | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) |
2 | 26 | Robert Guindon | Canada | Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) |
3 | 40 | Yvon Lambert | Canada | Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |
4 | 54 | Tom Johnston | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
5 | 68 | Tom Mellor | United States | Boston College (ECAC) |
6 | 82 | Bernie MacNeil | Canada | Espanola Eagles (NOJHL) |
7 | 95 | Ed Hays | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |